Back مقاطعة بركينز (داكوتا الجنوبية) Arabic Perkins County, South Dakota BAR Пъркинс (окръг, Южна Дакота) Bulgarian পার্কিনস কাউন্টি, সাউথ ডাকোটা BPY Perkins Gông (South Dakota) CDO Перкинс (гуо, Къилба Дакота) CE Perkins County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, South Dakota) CEB Perkins County, De Dakota Welsh Perkins County (South Dakota) German Condado de Perkins (Dakota del Sur) Spanish
Perkins County | |
|---|---|
 Petrified Wood Park in Lemmon, South Dakota | |
 Location within the U.S. state of South Dakota | |
 South Dakota's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 45°30′N 102°29′W / 45.5°N 102.48°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  South Dakota |
| Founded | November 3, 1908 (established) 1909 (organized) |
| Named for | Henry E. Perkins |
| Seat | Bison |
| Largest city | Lemmon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,891 sq mi (7,490 km2) |
| • Land | 2,870 sq mi (7,400 km2) |
| • Water | 20 sq mi (50 km2) 0.7% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 2,835 |
| • Estimate (2023) | 2,834  |
| • Density | 0.98/sq mi (0.38/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
| Website | www |
Perkins County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,835.[1] Its county seat is Bison.[2] The county was established in 1908 and organized in 1909.[3] It was named for Sturgis, South Dakota, official Henry E. Perkins.[4]
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Dakota Territory, South Dakota, and North Dakota: Individual County Chronologies". Dakota Territory Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2006. Archived from the original on April 2, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
- ^ Hellmann, Paul T. (May 13, 2013). Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Routledge. p. 983. ISBN 978-1135948597. Retrieved November 30, 2013.